The youth did not react to the events during the 1960s but instead the youth at this time caused this movement and its success

Youth

Emergence of new musical genres

Means of expression in the countercultural movement

Shattered ‘norms’

Examples of artists shattered the norms genres previous existence

Jimi Hendrix

Bob Dylan

The Beatles

The Beach Boys

Pop and rock transformed

The Pop of the 1960s was broken down into four distinct categories: East Coast DooWop, R&B, California/San Francisco, and Motown.

Broader audiences

Blurring of racial boundaries and a broader audience

Partially due to the diversity of artists

Black artists emerged for the first time and played a key role in this movement’s new type genre

New technology made music more accessible to everyone

Pocket sized radios

Car stereos

Television and the “Ed Sullivan Show”

The Beatles (made up of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr) created a “Beatlemania” across the world with their innovative musical style. The craze has also become known as the “British Invasion.” 74 million Americans tuned in to see the group’s first live U.S. television performance on the “Ed Sullivan Show.”